Two life forms living together helped spark the evolution of all complex life. By learning to appreciate this process more ...

They say that teamwork makes the dream work, and in this team, microalgae and bacteria work together to transform carbon dioxide into high-value products. Scientists have studied the Escherichia coli ...

Some of the most active ingredients in these products are probiotics. Probiotics are live cultures of bacteria that supplement our already-formed microbiome. Like adding an extra member to your ...

These auxotrophic hosts could rely on the CPR bacteria to supply the necessary folate derivatives, illustrating a clear example of mutualistic symbiosis. To confirm the functionality of the ...

A new study finds that attine ants developed structural adaptations to host bacteria, specifically Pseudonocardia, which aids their fungal farming. A study explores the evolution of beneficial ...

This work focuses on a model of two bacteria growing and exchanging nutrients in a chemostat. Bacterial uptake rate is described via Michaelis-Menten equations; we assume a constant yield and ...

Soil bacteria enhance the attractiveness of the plant’s flowers to pollinators through a type of mutualistic relationship. In mutualism, both organisms benefit – plants receive more nutrients, and ...

Bacteria in the soil enhance the attractiveness of the plant’s flowers to pollinators via a type of relationship known as mutualism that is widespread in plants and animals.

Bacteria in the soil enhance the attractiveness of the plant's flowers to pollinators via a type of relationship known as mutualism that is widespread in plants and animals. Microorganisms such as ...

In the case of a healthy gut, both the person and the bacteria do well out of the relationship: a nice example of mutualistic symbiosis. COVID focused public attention on viruses.

In the case of a healthy gut, both the person and the bacteria do well out of the relationship: a nice example of mutualistic symbiosis. COVID focused public attention on viruses.

This article is part of Meet Your Gut Microbes, a series about the rich constellation of bacteria, viruses, archaea and fungi that live in people’s digestive tracts. Scientists are increasingly ...